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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
7
A fashion outlook notes brides to choose individual styles while lace makes a revival in wedding gowns. Paris designers push refined lace and tulle with war‑scarred lace workers scarce. Bridesmaids favor vivid taf feta with embroidery and varied colors, and a Greek indoor dress completes the June bride’s trousseau.
The article describes postwar lacemaking recovery and Paris fashion, highlighting bridal dresses crafted from silk tulle with lace mantles, coronet lace veils, and orange blossoms. It notes gowns where lace dominates, and others where lace forms the gown with tulle veils, plus Greek Roman inspired tea gowns and Egyptian motifs in indoor wear.
A fashion writer notes Tricolette remains favored for street frocks and sportswear in light shades. The piece describes woolen stripes and plaids as stylish, and envisions bold outfits combining plaid skirts, light-weight stockings, one eyelet oxfords, covert coats, silk blouses, and ornate hats signaling spring fashion.
Deficient linen becomes a stylish feature this year as heavy eyelet embroidery, known in France as broderie anglaise, graces marquisette blouses lingerie frocks and summer skirts.
An afternoon frock in navy gaberdine features braid trim and a matching gilet. The skirt pockets bulge at the sides and are embroidered in Serbian colors, giving a distinctive national costume hint.
The U S Department of Agriculture argues for a central city terminal to unite independent rural motor routes. A shared terminal would advertise motor transport, ease transfers between routes, cut city delivery costs, and reduce duplicative overhead in offices, phones, and heating. It may form a joint stock company with proportional expenses.
Eighty pounds of acid phosphate per acre drilled with oats in a rotating system including corn oats wheat clover and timothy at the Ohio station produced a 9 percent yield gain over 24 years. Oats on the station farm yielded 82 bushels without fertilizer and 4144 bushels with eight applications of acid phosphate, while other fertilizers showed less profit.
Alfalfa should not stand in the field beyond its proper maturity. In normal seasons it should be left four to six hours to allow excess water to evaporate, except during drought when dry matter is unusually high.
Watch for currant worms on currants and gooseberries. When they appear mix paris green with fine all slaked lime to give a green tint and dust over foliage while moist. Alternate of lead sprayed on the same as for potato bugs is also effective. Solves market problem by aiding home vegetable production and reducing transportation difficulties.
Good crops of grass could be grown where weeds and rubbish are found along some of our highways. The idea touts transforming neglected roadside areas into green cover to improve scenery and utility.
An agricultural note explains sowing a band of rape seed ahead of the final cultivation to cover corn and deter weeds. The method aims to improve crop stand and reduce competition.
The Agriculture Department released Farmers' Bulletin No. 1000 on rabbit care and feeding. It notes home use and surplus meat can reduce living costs and generate income, with examples from Kansas City Kansas Iowa and Ohio and a note that rabbit meat is in demand in restaurants.
Whitewashing should be a regular biannual task for buildings housing animals. A spray-applied, well-made whitewash is a sanitary necessity. Government recipe: slake a half bushel of unslaked lime with boiling water, strain, add a dissolved salt solution, three pints of ground rice paste, five gallons hot water, mix and let stand air-tight for several days.
Dr W H Dalrymple extolls direct sunlight as a key disinfectant but notes its supply is uncontrollable and impossible to apply everywhere. He favors liquid disinfectants sprayed inside buildings with a force pump and warns that germs must be destroyed for a disinfectant to be useful.
Weighing milk after milking each cow and recording the yield on a nearby sheet helps tailor feeding to the cow's capacity. This practice aims to maximize feed efficiency and overall production.
An editorial argues that manure in the barnyard equals value and should be spread on fields promptly. It warns that warm rains rapidly diminish its fertilizer value and stresses timely application by farmers.
Steward Lockwood an extension entomologist at the Agricultural College in Fargo North Dakota says a turkey can consume four to five bushels of grasshoppers annually making it a valuable farm animal. He notes well-enriched soil and ample plant food are essential for good garden crops and vegetable growth.
Must Be Inoculated describes inoculating alfalfa with nitrogen fixing bacteria on roots to promote thrifty growth. Uncover Strawberries advises uncovering the berries before the leaves turn white, indicating careful harvest timing.
A sermon on Calvary links the biblical site outside Jerusalem to prophetic fulfillment and personal power. It argues the cross reveals sin, offers forgiveness, and provides peace through faith, with emphasis on substitution, reconciliation, and spiritual empowerment in Christ.
A reflective line highlights that love and service to others return to the giver many times over, described as a great immutable law affecting lives and generosity.
A devotional piece argues fruit bears only with Christ and natural forces, urges daily labor, and claims barriers spur purpose. It extols selfishness as evil and crowns friendship as akin to religion.
An advertisement extols Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine as a universal aid for appetite digestion and sleep. It touts awards from London Paris and other Expositions, warns against imitations, and notes availability from Joseph Triner Company in Chicago. It also includes stray unrelated lines about magazines and moving a piano.
In Kamchatka Petropavlovsk is the main city with about 1500 residents. The peninsula offers fish engines and furs especially sable. In 1918 the area had 700000 reindeer and a demand for flour salt tea and sugar. Salmon catches are reported as two middling quantities.
A vow minister laments rising profanity including in children and recalls an incident where a small girl bystander says she knows all the words but does not swear. The remark underscores concerns about language in society.
Cutlcura Soap daily and Ointment as needed for clear complexion, clean scalp, and soft white hands. Add Cutlcura Talcum for a fragrant finishing touch to complete the trio.
Mrs Benham asks what the doctor told you and Benham replies that he would have appendicitis if he did not stop digging for money. The text notes that some disappearances are less deceptive than some appearances and that blessings come to the meek who work.
Mrs Mary Grenesle of Wyandotte Michigan says months of severe pains and illness ended after she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanativa Wash. She stopped other medicines and regained ability to do housework, urging publication to help others.
Drugstore doctors report Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a successful remedy for kidney trouble and related conditions. A Life Insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected due to undiagnosed kidney issues. Sample bottle available by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co. Binghamton NY.
A terse courtroom exchange centers on a husband described as strong in his convictions but weak in his head. The remark prompts questions about credibility and argues about mental state in the case.
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